Sega Customer Support Thinks Bayonetta 1 And 2 Are Basically The Same Game

A NeoGAF user has asked Sega of America whether the original Bayonetta will be ported to Wii U. A customer support representative replied by saying Bayonetta and its sequel are practically the same game. According to the rep, what differentiates Bayonetta 2 from its predecessor are its two-player mode, Bayonetta’s new hairdo and costume. Read what the rep had to say below:

The second Bayonetta as you well know is being published by Nintendo exclusively for the WiiU. Both games have been developed by Platinum games. That said, the decision on which version to purchase is really up to you. The games are exactly the same except the WiiU version has a two player mode and the Bayonetta character has different hair and her costume is different.

If those additional features are not important to you, then by all means don’t hesitate to pick up the PS3 or Xbox version.

Must be fun for Platinum games to have SEGA openly announcing this after all the hard work they are putting in Bayo 2. “It’s the same game. All the time they spend in it? Worthless, it’s just a copy. They just doing the same thing but now trying to run it on the Wii U. Waste of time if you ask me. Just buy nr.1 if you want the same full experience and don’t have a Wii U” is what they practically say.

This. Sega is greedy as hell first they dont publish bayo2 then Nintendo does it and they shit their pants and try to get more money from their published one. I used to respect Sega but they are really out of the touch after they becamed 3rd party.

No this guy is pulling some bullshit to draw attention away from the game since he works at Sega (Who was the previous the Publisher of Bayonette) Now Nintendo is publishing the sequel he wants it to seem like there not getting anything new even the its completely new game with completly new content

No It can’t. Mario has been in a greater variety of genres than any other IP in existence. 2D-Platformers, 3D-Platformers, RPGs, racing/kart, art/music, fighting, sports, and party games. All the games of those different genres can’t be “glorified map pack changes”. Mario has some “rehashes”, but it’s far from a rehash machine like Call of Duty.

Even though this is a bit stupid and may be Sega trying to make money on the version they owned.
We should know that this will be even more fuel for hate and trolling on Nintendo.
Even though its not too much… Trolls and haters will find a way

I have a very hard time believing that neogaf user is telling the truth. When he asked Nintendo if Bayo1 was coming to Wii U they apparently said to “”Ask Sega, since Sega published it”, rather than their usual line of “We do not comment on rumors or speculation.” Secondly, unless that Sega representative was just extremely misinformed (or just didn’t exist) any idiot can tell Bayo2 is a proper sequel to the original.

Thank you for taking the time to contact us. I apologize for the delayed response. I can see why you want to see Bayonetta appear on one of our systems, and want to assure you that your comments have been documented and made available for other departments here to use as they see fit.

However, since that game is published by Sega of America (an independent company which makes games not only for our systems but for our competitors, too) they make the decision whether to release it for any of our systems. To get their contact information, please visit the following link on our website:

Now. now, the customer support did not say that they were both bad. Perhaps what he or she meant was that the core game play might be the same and that both games are great. Bayonetta was pretty awesome, at least to me, so, personally I’m not too worried if the second one will be the same… But Bayonetta 2 could have been promoted a bit more.

1) Sega is NOT trying to milk Bayonetta 1. That game is ancient and they wont’ benefit from any additional sales.
2) Sega likes Nintendo. They kinda LOVE Nintendo! (remember Sonic: Lost World, Yakuza 1+2 HD)